Adelphi Bank, a black-owned de novo in Columbus, Ohio, is poised to become the first bank to open in 2023. The bank was cleared to open by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Jan. 18. Organizers were required to raise about $17.7 million when they received conditional FDIC approval last May. The group initially filed an application with the FDIC in the fall of 2021. Adelphi, a minority depository institution

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. lowered the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating for Transportation Alliance Bank, reflecting an issue with one of the Ogden, Utah, bank’s fintech partners. The $1.2 billion-asset bank’s rating was lowered from “satisfactory” to “needs to improve.” The agency did not identify the fintech, which apparently ran afoul of a section in the Federal Trade Commission Act by having an “illegal credit practice” that affected a

Country Agencies & Investments, a bank holding company in Odessa, Mo., has merged the three banks it owns. The BHC merged Commercial Bank of Oak Grove and La Monte Community Bank into its Bank of Odessa. The consolidation took place in January, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The consolidation created a bank with about $517 million of assets. “As Odessa's hometown bank, we take pride in knowing that

Fidelity Bank in Wichita, Kan., plans to sell two branches in Oklahoma to WeStreet Federal Credit Union in Tulsa, Okla. The $3 billion-asset Fidelity applied with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to sell the locations, according to a legal notice. The branches had a total of $27.1 million of deposits in mid-2022, according to FDIC data. Fidelity has 19 branches in other markets. Tulsa Federal Credit Union rebranded as WeStreet

CF Bankshares in Columbus, Ohio, plans to add several new commercial products in coming months. The $1.8 billion-asset company said in a press release that it will introduce swap fee services, cash management products and services and a new business credit card later this year. CF has also been making a push into Small Business Administration loans. Separately, the company said it will move into a new headquarters building later

Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia has parted ways with its bank president. The $5.6 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing that Andrew Logue also stepped down as its chief operating officer on Jan. 31. Republic First said that Tom Geisel, its president and CEO, had succeeded Logue as bank president. Logue had served as the bank’s president and chief operating officer since May 2020. Logue’s departure comes as Republic

BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg, Fla., will have a new CEO in 2024. The $939 million-asset company said in a press release that Anthony Leo will retire at the end of this year, though he will remain a director and special counsel for strategic matters. Thomas Zernick will succeed Leo as CEO. Zernick, who became president in February 2022, previously served as president of the company’s CreditBench government-guaranteed lending division.

Clackamas Federal Credit Union in Oak Grove, Ore., has rebranded as Embold Credit Union. The $612 million-asset credit union said in a press release that the new name reflects its expansion into five neighboring counties in August 2021. Embold worked with Strum Agency to select the new name.